3.09.2010

I first noticed our next designer while flipping through Interweave Crochet. I usually can spot a designer's project pretty quickly, since we all seem to have our own unique style. When I first spotted, Julia's work, she made me stop in my tracks. Her designs are fantastic. They are always incredibly wearable and make you take a double take to say, "Wow, is that crochet?". I just love that feeling as a fellow designer, when another person's work makes me stop and smile. It just makes my day. And that's what Julia Vaconsin's work does.

Julia Vaconsin: www.juliavaconsin.comMother of three (and just like me recent arrival this past fall- so super busy with baby), crafter (her sewing skills make me jealous, b/c her brood let her have time to sew), and fantastic designer.

If you have picked up an Interweave Crochet in the last year, you have probably seen her designs gracing the cover. In fact she's had as many covers as most veteran designers have their whole career. And she just started working with Interweave in 2008. You can see what I mean by her Fall 2008 yoke sweater. Now doesn't that look store bought knit. Incredible.

Welcome! Here you will find some insight into the behind the scenes of my crochet design process. Incuding inspirational pictures, sketches, swatches, and finished designs. For more info on me, please see my website www.crochetbyfaye.com.